Heel gripper plate for shoes



Oclt. 17, 1933. F. D. REYNOLDS HEEL GRIPPER PLATE FOR SHOES Filled May 1 5, 1951 -fQv-faRA/EV Patented ct. 17, 1933 UNITED srArss PATENT cierres HEEL GRIPPER PLATE FOR SHOES Frederick D. Reynolds, St. Louis, Mo.

Application May 15, 1931. Serial No. 537,588

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful impi'ovements in heel gripper plates for shoes, the primary objects of the invention being the provision of a heel gripper plate which is arranged on the inside of the shoe adjacent to the insole thereof and which is secured to the heel by a screw extending through said shoe into said heel and having its head countersunk in said plate, thereby securely fastening said heel in position.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a heel gripper plate or" sheet metal provided on its back and sides with an upwardly presented rib, the marginal edge of which is turned down wardly and adapted to engage the correspondin portions of the insole, said plate being provided with a countersunk central aperture for receiving the head of a screw, which engages the heel, there being formed in said gripper plate a plurality of spaced apertures through which glue or 20 cement applied to the underside of the sublining member passes to the underside of said gripper plate and on to the insole, thereby securing in position that portion of the lining member which lies against the gripper plate.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical fragmental cross section through a shoe equipped with my improved heel gripper plate.

Figure 2 is a transverse cross section through the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan View thereof.

Figure e is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail cross section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

y Figure 6 is a top plan View of a modified form 400i my heel gripper plate.

Figure 7 is a fragmental vertical cross section showing the modified form of heel gripper in position.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, 10 indicates a shoe, partly broken away, and having an outer sole 11, an inner sole 12, and a heel 14. A heel gripper plate of sheet metal is placed against the heel portion 5O of the inner sole and is provided with a central countersunk aperture 16 for receiving the head of a screw 17. The latter is screw-seated in heel 14 and serves in combination with plate 15 to fasten the heel securely to the shoe.

A sock lining member 18 is cemented in posi- (C1. 36in-42) tion within the shoe and extends over and covers the gripper plate 15.

, This heel gripper plate is provided in its back and sides with an upwardly presented rib 19 which is transversely curved in cross section, as @0' indicated at 20, and has the edge 21 of the marginal ange presented downwardly and disposed in a plane below the plane of the body portion 22. This edge 21 is of uniform depth throughout its entire length and is adapted to bear against the insole when the plate is in position in the shoe. The top or corner portion of rib 29 is disposed above the horizontal plane of body portion 22, as clearly seen in Figure 2,

The arrangement of the edge 21 of rib 2G 701. below Ythe horizontal plane of body portion 22 spaces the latter from the inner soleand as the latter is resilient it permits the flexing thereof downwardly when the screw 17 is tightened in position, thereby securely holding the parts ton gether. As the aperture 16 is countersunk, the head of said screw is disposed a suitable distance below the plane of the top face of body portion 22 and cannot .cause discomfort to the wearer.

inasmuch as the heel gripper plate is usually 30.- placed in the shoe by a shoe repairman who is not equipped with special machinery or cements for attaching the heel portion of the lining member to the metallic plate l5, it is desirable that some means be provided whereby said heel portion of the lining member 18 can be held securely in position against said heel plate. To this end I provide in body portion 22 a plurality of spaced-apart apertures 24 which permit the glue or cement applied to the underside of the lining member to pass under said heel gripper plate and come in contact with the heel portion of the inner sole; thereby a bond is provided between the heel portion of the lining member' and the corresponding portion of the insole, n whereby said heel portion of said lining member is securely held in place without the use of rivets or other extraneous means. At the same time the foot of the wearer is protected against Contact with the metallic part.

The form shown in Figures 1 to 4. is adapted for use with shoes having Cuban heels.

In the modified form shown in Figures 6 and 7 a heel gripper plate 25 is shown for use with shoes having French heels. In this type of plate 105 a shank extension 26 is provided which has formed therein a plurality of apertures 27 by means of which this extension can be secured in position to the sole.

I claim:

said plate and enclosing the edge of the heel portion of the insole of said shoe, said plate being formed with a countersunk anged aperture, the edge of said flange being embedded in said insole, and a screw having its head countersunk in said. aperture and screw-seated in said heel and drawing said parts together.

FltlilDEl-XEIGKV D. REYNOLDS. 

